G9-10 Week Without Walls 2016

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By: Fern, 9M Grade 9s, 10s and chaperons went to Chengdu Sichuan in November for Week Without Walls.

The different weather and sight seeing painted our minds with colorful pictures and memories.

The different highlighted locations were Dujiangyan irrigation system, panda breeding, Wuhou temple, jiuzhaigou, etc. Dujiangyan irrigation system demonstrated to us how ancient China controlled their water supply since it was constructed during 256 BC. Panda breeding put smiles on our faces and gave us information on how pandas are bred.

Jiuzhaigou was one of the most beautiful sites we visited. The Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest area has been named a UNESCO world Heritage Site in part due to the vibrant river colors and Tibetan villages.

We all would like to give special thanks to all of the chaperons and supervisors that set up the trips.

This is certainly a trip that we all should cherish.

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By: JoaKha, G9

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To start, the 2016 Week Without Walls trip was very fun! Looking at the schedule, when it was given, made my expectations from this trip very low. I did not expect to have a good night sleep because we had to spend time packing almost every day for fun activities because we had to travel by bus 5 hours a day. However, going there gave me a whole new impression of the trip. We went from big cities to small towns to on top of the mountains. We got to see many interesting shows and interesting places such as the panda reserve. My favorite day was the day at Jiuzhaigou National Park. There the mountains are thousands of meters tall, lakes were remarkably big, and the sites were extraordinary. Travelling from and to different places, although it did take several hours,we got to talk with friends and people that we normally did not talk to. The best thing about 37 this trip, that could be agreed by everyone, was that the relationships got stronger between everyone on this trip.

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By: Min, G9 One thing that I felt during this trip is that we loved and helped each other more compared to the past.

We used a lot of communication and collaboration to help figure out things we didn’t know and to solve problems we didn’t know how to solve.

We are more mature and know what to do more than before. We get to see nature and beautiful views during this trip, and i’m very impressed. First I thought China would have nothing of interest, but my prediction was wrong. The Chinese food, nature and traditions we experienced were all good. We were able to watch many types of shows that I really liked. I think you’re going to love it too if you have a chance to visit there!

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